Written question asked by Glenda Jackson (Labour) on Friday, 5 November 2004, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 17 November 2004. It was answered by Tony Blair (Labour) on Wednesday, 17 November 2004 on behalf of the Prime Minister.

Prime Minister

Question: To ask the Prime Minister, pursuant to his Oral Answer to the honourable Member for Newry and Armagh of 3rd November, 2004, 426 c301, if he will list the sources other than the figures provided by the Iraqi Minister of Health which caused him not to accept figures of civilian deaths reported by The Lancet.

Answer: Glenda Jackson: To ask the Prime Minister pursuant to his oral answer to the hon. Member for Newry and Armagh (Mr. Mallon) of 3 November 2004, Official Report, column 301, if he will list the sources other than the figures provided by the Iraqi Minister of Health which caused him not to accept figures of civilian deaths reported by The Lancet. [197334] The Prime Minister: As I made clear in my answer to the hon. Member for Newry and Armagh (Seamus Mallon) on 3 November, Official Report, column 301, the figures to which I referred were from the Iraqi Ministry of Health.

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